Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
12th Sunday After Pentecost 
August 20, 2023 – 11:00A.M. 

Come, let us sing to the Lord. Let us make joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise

Prelude            Cameron Jones                                                                                                            

*Call to Worship           Mack Taylor

 
Leader: Jesus is the Word made flesh, who came to live among us.
Congregation: Come, let us worship him.
Leader: Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life.  
Congregation: Come, let us honor him.  
Leader:  Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Congregation:  Come, let us praise him.

 

*Hymn of Praise “Rough Side of the Mountain”    by Rev. F. C. Barnes

 I’m comin’ up 

On the rough side of the mountain
I must hold to God
His powerful hand
I’m comin’ up
On the rough side of the mountain
I’m doing my best to make it in

*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
*Gloria Patri #734
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The Fellowship of the Family of God
Greetings and Announcements

Pastor's Welcome                                                  

The Fellowship of Giving
*Doxology #34  
*Prayer

                                                                                               
The Fellowship of Prayer
Joys and Concerns
Praise and Thanks
For the continued ministry of MPBC; and the love and support of our MPBC members and friends; for our Pastor, Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell and his family
For Healing and Rehabilitation
Annette Adams; Annether Baines; Diane Brownlee; Patsy Browning; Beverly Capers (sister of Beatrice Haywood); Elizabeth Chelton (Granddaughter of Patsy Browning); Trisha Clark (granddaughter of Penny Lord); Neil Cunningham; The Goodman Family; Rev. David Gregg; Linda Guisewite (mother of Debbie Taylor); Floyd Hale and family; Priscilla Hall; Aretha Hampton; Shavon Harp (Niece of Annether Baines); The Haywood Family; The Healy/Chase Family; Jack & Penny Lord; Linda, Stephanie & Joan McCarty; John & Flora Mitchell (Pastor Joel’s parents); Sam and Karen Mitchell; Beverly Nickerson; Haile Selassie (son of Bruce and Rev. Francine White); Barbara Shriver (mother of Gretchen Shriver); Robert Soria (grandson of Susan Soria); Mack Taylor & Family; Cassandra Taylor (JFK owner); Michael Whaley; Jeremy Williams & Family; Ira Williams
For Guidance and Direction
For our MPBC family, our vision for the future, and for our young people
For Watchcare
All of our service men and women serving and all of our veterans; All of our missionaries, who serve in all parts of the USA and in many parts of the world; For the President of the United States, Joe Biden. For all the people who have suffered through natural disasters; For the city of Chicago, that violence will cease 

Pastoral Prayer 

The Fellowship of the Word 

*Hymn          “Because He Lives”

because He lives
I can face tomorrow
Because He lives
All fear is gone
Because I know
He holds the future
And life is worth the living
Just because He lives 

Scripture Readings: Judy Healy

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell

The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn    “The Storm is Over Now”      by Kirk FranklinIt’s

over now
It’s over now
I feel like I can make it
The storm is over now

* Benediction
Postlude               
 *  Those who are able please stand